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[ wel-mee-ning ] / ˈwɛlˈmi nɪŋ /
adjectivemeaning or intending well; having good intentions: a well-meaning but tactless person. Also well-meant [wel-ment] /ˈwɛlˈmɛnt/ . proceeding from good intentions: Her well-meaning words were received in silence. Also well-in·ten·tioned [wel-in-ten-shuhnd] /ˈwɛl ɪnˈtɛn ʃənd/ . Origin of well-meaningA Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400 Words nearby well-meaningwell-man, well-managed, well-mannered, well-marked, well-matched, well-meaning, well-merited, well-met, well-mixed, well-motivated, wellness Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for well-meaningA lot of those people were well-meaning but really, really screwed up. A Few Great Men Too Many: Aaron Sorkin Doesn’t Think You Can Handle the Truth|Arthur Chu|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST All of this makes even the most well-meaning junior soldier more confused and more uptight. Why These Marines Love ‘Frozen’—and Why It Matters|Aaron B. O’Connell|June 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST Exploitation from well-meaning agencies whose mission is to offer help is counterproductive. Breaking: Grindr-ing Leads to Gonorrhea|Brandy Zadrozny|June 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST And yet even for the most well-meaning parent, there are no guarantees. Why Parents Can Still End Up Lonely|Keli Goff|June 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The authors of the top 50 list explain how a well-meaning idea got out of control. Why We’re Not Ranking Rabbis|Gary Ginsberg, Michael Lynton, Abigail Pogrebin|February 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST The girl whom he had taken to himself was a well-meaning little thing. Famous Affinities of History, Vol 1-4, Complete|Lyndon Orr Friendly, well-meaning, and fumbling hands will stretch out to bind the poet's heart in the maddening pack-thread of Lilliput. Plum Pudding|Christopher Morley The services of the Para, who was a well-meaning rascal, were rather singular, and not at all indispensable. Brownies and Bogles|Louise Imogen Guiney The well-meaning landlady advised Sarah to go back home and get her parents consent before she married. Seven Wives and Seven Prisons|L.A. Abbott But Socrates replied to his well-meaning friend, "Think you I have not spent my whole life in preparing for this one thing?" Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8|Elbert Hubbard
British Dictionary definitions for well-meaning
adjective (well meaning when postpositive)having or indicating good or benevolent intentions, usually with unfortunate results Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |